Anyria discussion

[Orion]

Asking for the world to be filled in, and asking to be guided along a intial storyline, is two completely different things.

I have a little bit of a problem with the idea that the downfall is Anyria is coming from the members. I'm trying not to start drama here...but how can you expect to create something, walk away from it completely, and expect it to just bring life to itself? An RPG requires a guiding hand, which is why an active (in character) staff is such a vital part of a surviving RPG. I don't think it's fair to blame us because the staff created something but either wasn't willing or able to keep it alive.

Why do you need to be guided into a story line? You're a writer, aren't you? You can't work with what you've been given? I really don't understand how someone with a sliver of creativity could say that and believe it.

I honestly can't see how staff can do anything more than actually write the thing for you.

It just...it really irks me how the blame suddenly shifted in this conversation. Who's responsibility do you think Anyria's is, ultimately? The creators/staff, or the members who look to the staff for guidance?

I'm not asking for you to write the whole world for me. But you're asking me to jump into a world where there is NO staff activity at all. I don't like the idea of A) potentially waiting for a busy staff to be able to support and B) having a staff that is NOT participating in the RPG over-seeing all of the actions inside it.

Staff are responsible for keeping the place running, instituting rules, and giving incentives to write (a little). It's the community's responsibility to write. We can't put a gun to your head. If you won't write, there's nothing we can do.

Like I said, Anyria is supposed to be more freeform and malleable to the creativity of writers on this site. It baffles my mind that people who profess to enjoy writing (ie. making things up) can't make something up, even with a framework. It's like giving a kid a book and some pens to draw with, and then the kid expects you to draw the outline so they can colour it in.

We are watching the RPG. When people post in it, we notice. We can support it. I just don't see why you guys can't just write.